Coming Soon to a Gallery Near You...

Behold! Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française is taking shape! I just took a quick peek down in the galleries and am impressed by how well installation is going! The exhibition will open on Wednesday, September 24 and while the opening night program is sold out, don't worry! WOL will be on display for several months, so there's plenty of time to see it. In addition to the main exhibition, the Salon (located in the Rotunda gallery adjacent to the WOL exhibit) will serve as a space where visitors can flip through a virtual copy of  Némirovsky's now famous journal, or browse through an international collection of Suite Francaise. There are also a number of exciting programs that will be done in conjunction to this exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage...

Jews in Vichy France - Professors Michael Marrus and Robert O. Paxton will provide historical context for the time period in which Nemirovsky and other Jews of France lived during World War II on October 26.

Irène Némirovsky and the Jewish Question - Ruth Franklin of The New Republic, Harvard University professor Susan Suleiman, and others will discuss the complex author on December 8 .
 
The Life of Irène Némirovsky - Biographer Olivier Philipponat will discuss new research about the author's life with Deputy Director Ivy Barsky on Wednesday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m.
 
The Journal of Hélène Berr - Join us for the New York book launch of this French bestseller on Wednesday, November 19 at 7 p.m.